---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises offense of critical infrastructure vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 43."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises offense of critical infrastructure vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 43."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 285"
citation: "Tennessee SB 285 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grills", "Rose"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 49
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea68b30e-a9c8-4218-9344-82536fb37689"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0285&GA=112"
source_hash: "844d993cc5f93d2da6ed5e7d04119068735d0cde5648d26a9873228da16e4903"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 285 (112) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises offense of critical infrastructure vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 43.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment SA0379** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0379.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0285.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/3/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/20/2021 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **27–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/29/2021 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Grills — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-21** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-22** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-27** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0379)
- **2021-04-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/29/21
- **2021-04-29** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 90, Nays 0 PNV 1 HB1145
- **2021-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 418
- **2021-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-19** Pub. Ch. 418

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea68b30e-a9c8-4218-9344-82536fb37689`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).